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Elon Musk says SpaceX has shifted its near-term priorities from Mars settlement plans to building what he called a “self-growing city on the Moon,” arguing the lunar target is faster and more ...

NASA's Artemis missions, beginning with Artemis I and leading up to Artemis III, will see humanity return to the lunar surface. Set to launch soon, Artemis II will be the first crewed mission beyond ...

Elon Musk wants to build a "self-growing city" on the moon. It comes a year after he said "the moon is a distraction." Musk has said he wants to bring humans to both the moon and Mars. He also ...

Elon Musk revealed that his rocket-launch firm SpaceX is now focused on building a “self-growing city” of humans on the moon – backing away from his plans to launch a civilization on Mars. The world’s ...

It's all about speed, and Elon Musk's catastrophe concerns. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...

NASA announced Tuesday that it’s pushing the launch of its Artemis II moon mission to March after finding fuel leaks during testing this week. The 10-day crewed mission is aimed at carrying astronauts ...

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar surface. “One of them is wrong,” an expert said. By Becky Ferreira Becky ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat to a rather nearer and more achievable goal – sending humans to live on the moon. In a statement on X on Sunday, the ...

NASA's Artemis II rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (Photo by Mauricio Paiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Updated, Feb. 5, 2026: exact launch times and dates in ...

The agency had been eyeing Feb. 8 for the historic liftoff. Now, it's no earlier than March. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the back burner to prioritize establishing a settlement on the moon, founder Elon Musk said Sunday. The South Africa-born ...